Audubon's Oriole can be a tough bird to find.

Bewick's Wrens can often be heard singing.

This young Brown Jay is part of a small family of three.

Golden-fronted Woodpeckers are common and love to feed on orange halves.

Clay-colored Robins are becoming more common in south Texas.

Birders who tire of sitting often stretch their legs by walking down to the Rio Grande River. There are always a few duck species hanging around, and if you’re lucky a Muscovy might fly by. Other birds to watch for along the river are Green and Ringed kingfishers, and Red-billed Pigeons. Ospreys are fairly common and it’s not unusual to see a Crested Caracara or Harris’s Hawk in the area.

The trailer park is small, about two acres. Five different couples originally owned different sections of the two acres but the Dewinds are the only ones who still use the area. It is vacant most of the year, coming alive with birders from mid-November until the Dewinds depart at the end of March.

All the couples have donated their land to the Valley Land Fund, which will preserve the land and habitat after the Dewinds are no longer able to make the trip south each winter.